Schefler: Joint Chiefs intent on weakening our defense

1:20 PM,
May 9, 2014

Written by

Art Schefler
Shreveport

It seems that our Joint Chiefs have an agenda of weakening our defense forces. They call for pay cuts, health care increases, benefit reductions and, all the while, cutting the total military strength to a figure which is less than the total military losses in the Vietnam War.

This slimming down not only weakens our ability to maintain our freedom but, does so with a force whose pay and benefits make it unattractive to serve in the ...